First spotted this 1.6L about 5 years ago, apparently the woman bought it after her husband died 30 years ago so it looked like someone was always at home. She has never driven the car and as far as I'm aware it's not moved since, it's done just under 21k

 

Its down the road from me too

I even had cash in my pocket but no one was home or she was dead inside lol.

Looks well clean

 

So so so very cool. Rare as rocking horse shit now.

 

So cool. Just imagine what you could do with that!!

 

Your good at finding unloved Fords on driveways!

 

Have you bought it.That needs saving.

 

offer to buy/replace it with a newer clean model

 

Of course I have! After 5 years of trying!

 

What you got planned for it Jim?

 

Cool Jim!

What's the plan for her?

 

Niiiiiice


You kept telling me you'd have my cars twin coming








Fingers crossed it will be solid, mine was sat in a garage since 2001 so turned out not too bad.


Surely your not selling or breaking?


I mean, it's your prerogative to do whatever but.... Wow - they're still out there

 

That's a cool Sierra you have there too mk22door!!

What's the plan for yours?

 

I don't really have any use for it at the moment, so don't really know what to do with it.

I won't be cutting it up that's for sure, I think il machine polish it when I get a chance and put a cover over it and forget about it.

I highly doubt il ever find another shell like this, and now I've got it I feel like my old ford collection of 6 cars is complete, for now lol.

Here's some pics after a good blast off with the pressure washer.















Bits at the bottom of the arch are just staining not rust. Really happy with the shell.

 

looks like a very good shell mate


Slightly different spec to mine, you got a rear wiper and blue seats - your door cards and everything look good, mine are fucked.


It would have been a shame for it to fall into the wrong hands.


Looks great after a wash

 

I wont ruin Jim's thread so I'll start a thread of my own sometime, keep your eye out mate

 

good to catch up with you last night Jim you have more projects than chip foose

 

Cool mate, thanks!!

 

its a very very clean shell - im gutted i missed it

 

I'm the one that showed you it, If you'd have nabbed it from under my nose Id of had to cut your hands off lol.

 

i had cash in my pocket too - knew i shouldnt have told you there was an ambulance outside the house

Still, at least its gone to a good home

 

Jim the hoarder

 

I thought i was bad - he is worse than me lol

 

It's looking well.

 

I'm not that bad..

ive only got

3dr Cossie
Saph Cossie
3dr base model
2.0ghia saph
1.6 glx hatch
2dr mk1 escort

And a v8 jag as daily lol

 

That dash has more cracks than nanny pats face

 

It's much better than some I've had in

 

Nice find, this was the ford that got me into fords, my earliest memory was in my grandfathers 1.6 L sierra.